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eamon javers joins us now from washington with all the details. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. leapt me walk you through the specifics or at least what specifics we have so far from this boehner counter offer and you can see where it falls short from the white house's perspective right in the top line take a look at the details here. boehner and the other house republicans are asking for $800 billion in new tax reform revenue. that's short of the $1.6 trillion that the president would like to see there. also health savings of $600 billion. mandatory savings of $300 billion. revisions of cpa of 200 billion. other discretionary saving 300 billion. they say net savings is $2.2 trillion all told. the white house says this plan is not balanced, and interestingly there's a little side skirmish here between the speaker of the house john boehner and erskine bowls. boehner said this was based on a report that bowles laid out. bawls said no. he said the approach laid out does not represent the simpson-bowles plan or the bowles plan. in fact what b
eamon javers joins us now from washington with all the details. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. leapt me walk you through the specifics or at least what specifics we have so far from this boehner counter offer and you can see where it falls short from the white house's perspective right in the top line take a look at the details here. boehner and the other house republicans are asking for $800 billion in new tax reform revenue. that's short of the $1.6 trillion that the president...
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the one thing we're getting is a runaway spending in washington, d.c. that's the effect of this unlimited print mag sheen that the federal reserve has. >> let's put some gold into the equation. gold as legal tender. thanks very much to shawn fowler. now speaking of gold, thieves impersonating policemen boarded a boat in curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $75 million. sounds like a thriller. authorities say there were six thieves wearing jackets with patches saying police who assaulted the captain and took off the gold in three cars. authorities say the shipment was legal but won't say who owned the gold or where it was headed. now, let's turn and do some stock market work. consumer spending fell in a new report out today. so did real disposable income. could have something to do with superstorm sandy. weak in yesterday's third quarter gdp report. profits, and these are the broadest gdp profits, covering about 5 million large and small companies really came in pretty good in the third quarter. up 9% from a year ago. so even though business
the one thing we're getting is a runaway spending in washington, d.c. that's the effect of this unlimited print mag sheen that the federal reserve has. >> let's put some gold into the equation. gold as legal tender. thanks very much to shawn fowler. now speaking of gold, thieves impersonating policemen boarded a boat in curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $75 million. sounds like a thriller. authorities say there were six thieves wearing jackets with patches saying police...
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does anybody in washington think about spending and help the taxpayer? spending is going to get done and it is going to include spending. the question when those details come out is will the president face the problem on the left of trying to herd cats here. rather than focused on the priority. they are going to have to be part of this deal. so how obama manages the left is something that we are going to have to pay attention to as well. >> let's continue this discussion. here now is karen finney. we have david webb. let me go to you, guy benson. it sounded to me like president obama talking about tax rates. >> is this dead or still alive? >> it is still alive. and it is ugly. but the piece that you mentioned. setting aside some of the substance here. there is a new poll out today that shows the public unchanged. it has been that way for weeks now. they had a proposal and i think it is middle ground and they put it in a letter and leaked it to the press. i think you heard what you heard from the president all along. >> i have to say, i agree with guy. pa
does anybody in washington think about spending and help the taxpayer? spending is going to get done and it is going to include spending. the question when those details come out is will the president face the problem on the left of trying to herd cats here. rather than focused on the priority. they are going to have to be part of this deal. so how obama manages the left is something that we are going to have to pay attention to as well. >> let's continue this discussion. here now is...
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there's no resolution to the fiscal cliff out of washington yet. should we rule out any hope of a last-minute deal before year's end. texas senator kay bailey hutchinson joins us to give us their views. plus, we have a host of market experts weighing in on the odds of a u.s. debt down gradient if the u.s. can't get its house in order by next year. let's see if that will derail the housing industry that picked up steam this year. it's all ahead. mandy is joining me ahead for the last hour of the day on "closing bell." >> bill, thank you very much. >>> before we get to the secret stock, there it is, zesears. according to a republican house aid, the gop or the house will reconvene 6:30 p.m. on sunday night. so here we go, folks. you were talking about a potential last-minute deal. guess what, congress is still out. according to republican aid, they will be coming back to the house beginning a session at 6:30 sunday night. look at the markets. we're still down 99, folks. far right side of your screen. we are seeing a bit of a turn. we had the reid comm
there's no resolution to the fiscal cliff out of washington yet. should we rule out any hope of a last-minute deal before year's end. texas senator kay bailey hutchinson joins us to give us their views. plus, we have a host of market experts weighing in on the odds of a u.s. debt down gradient if the u.s. can't get its house in order by next year. let's see if that will derail the housing industry that picked up steam this year. it's all ahead. mandy is joining me ahead for the last hour of the...
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. >>> there is some action in washington tonight. at this hour the senate has just passed a $60 billion aid bill for communities slammed by super storm sandy. that vote was 61 for, 33 against. sandy road ashore devastating several areas and the senate rejected a republican amendment to cut the immediate cost to just 23 million clearing the way for final action on the $60 billion bill. the bill now goes to the house where its passage is uncertain because of the non-sandy-related spending items that are in the bill. typical sausage making for washington. >>> let's get to our panel. here now is blake zeff, former obama campaign aide and washington editor. robert, have you heard anything in the last couple of hours that suggests to you that somehow by monday mitch mcconnell and harry reid will sing kumbaya, pass something in the senate that also passes the house? >> i'm not so sure they'll be sing kumbaya, but the real story today is that there's movement on capitol hill. reid and mcconnell come out of that white house meeting and they'r
. >>> there is some action in washington tonight. at this hour the senate has just passed a $60 billion aid bill for communities slammed by super storm sandy. that vote was 61 for, 33 against. sandy road ashore devastating several areas and the senate rejected a republican amendment to cut the immediate cost to just 23 million clearing the way for final action on the $60 billion bill. the bill now goes to the house where its passage is uncertain because of the non-sandy-related...
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just about the only thing going on in washington here today. if the white house knew that the president was not going to, making a new offer here today, a lot of the speculation that was going on early and mid-afternoon might have not been healthy necessary for the deal-making dynamic here, because a lot of people were speculating that in fact there was a deal, a mini proposal, something coming new from the president, and then we get to the meeting and find out, in fact, no new offer from the president, reiterating what he said last week on friday, so the speculation got well ahead of events here, and that sort of lends to an air of disappointment here in washington and up there on wall street. we still don't know what exactly happened in this meeting so we're waiting to find out. >> obviously the fiscal cliff is the crisis du jour, chad, were you saying you would prefer to use dips as opportunities. where do you think we will be 12 months from now? no doubt there will be another crisis that we're talking about in 12 months time. what it is we
just about the only thing going on in washington here today. if the white house knew that the president was not going to, making a new offer here today, a lot of the speculation that was going on early and mid-afternoon might have not been healthy necessary for the deal-making dynamic here, because a lot of people were speculating that in fact there was a deal, a mini proposal, something coming new from the president, and then we get to the meeting and find out, in fact, no new offer from the...
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house republicans haven't yet called their members back to washington. our chief political correspondent, john harwood, is with us. john, this feels very much like it might be the calm before the storm in more way than one. >> it could be if we go over the cliff and the storm would be generated by the markets and the loss of confidence in american governance and the american economy, but that's not necessarily going to be the case. we still have a few days left. a white house official told me that there have been no progress over the last couple of days, but an aide to senator harry reid told me there's still a 50/50 chance we get a mini deal that would put off the effects of the cliff at least temporarily and a 50/50 chance of that happening before january 1st. so even though there's a small number of days, sometimes the urgency of a deadline forces lawmakers to overcome differences they can't overcome otherwise. >> remind us, john, a mini deal is composed in the senate but still has to pass through house republicans and boehner or not? >> yes. and the
house republicans haven't yet called their members back to washington. our chief political correspondent, john harwood, is with us. john, this feels very much like it might be the calm before the storm in more way than one. >> it could be if we go over the cliff and the storm would be generated by the markets and the loss of confidence in american governance and the american economy, but that's not necessarily going to be the case. we still have a few days left. a white house official...
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what on earth is happening in washington, folks? when we run through what exactly no deal means for you step by step just how annoyed are you going to feel? lots of things coming up on ""street signs."" >> i'm annoyed, mandy. four days to go before america goes over the fiscal cliff. what does that really mean for average snerns how would going over the cliff affect you? jackie deangel lis is at cnbc hears. >> four days away, not a lot of time at all. a lot is at stake for all-americans if washington can't come to some sort of agreement before the deadline. while some groups will be impacted differently, the key here is that everyone will be paying more. consider those who make roughly $20,000 a year or less. they'll be paying on average $412 more. if your salary is in the $64,000 range, you're going to be paying almost $2,000 mosh. remember, that's why president obama was talking about my 2 k. he wanted to get the middle class to weigh in on the tax debate. that's how much they'll be paying. if you make a little bit over $100,000,
what on earth is happening in washington, folks? when we run through what exactly no deal means for you step by step just how annoyed are you going to feel? lots of things coming up on ""street signs."" >> i'm annoyed, mandy. four days to go before america goes over the fiscal cliff. what does that really mean for average snerns how would going over the cliff affect you? jackie deangel lis is at cnbc hears. >> four days away, not a lot of time at all. a lot is at...
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you can sort of knefeel it with what's happening in washington. plus how many people are selling stocks just because they'll take their gains this year. because taxes will be higher next year. >> you're seeing people with if you have a large position in a company, this is probably the right time to take it. if it's a large percentage, 10%, 15%, 20% of your net worth, sell it now. >> and if you're planning to retire in the next three to five years, you're probably better off doing your allocation change thousand than you are saying -- >> this might be awful next year, too. isn't moynihan going to -- if we go over the cliff, it's not going to be a great year for stocks. >> it won't be a great year for hiring. >> left's already started. everybody is hiring temporary workers. they're not buying. they're leasing. you have more up front costs because you're trying to defer any long tirm purchase. but that's been happening now for two months. so you can look at the other way and say if we actually get a resolution, you might have more certainty which we'
you can sort of knefeel it with what's happening in washington. plus how many people are selling stocks just because they'll take their gains this year. because taxes will be higher next year. >> you're seeing people with if you have a large position in a company, this is probably the right time to take it. if it's a large percentage, 10%, 15%, 20% of your net worth, sell it now. >> and if you're planning to retire in the next three to five years, you're probably better off doing...
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we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the proverbial fiscal cliff and wall street, like everybody else, is waiting for some kind of a solution here, and as you can see by today's numbers the waiting game continues, although we thank brian sullivan and you, mandy, for bringing us back to positive territory in the last hour. >> i'm not sure we can take credit but we'll take it. >> the dow is up a fraction at the moment. 13,139 after a meandering much of the day. the nasdaq hardest hit today. technology has been very volatile recently. still down a fraction right now. 13 points, fraction percentage-wise and the s&p is down 3.33 at 1423. five days left until the fiscal cliff deadline, and though the market has been very resilient to this point, what happens if we go over the cliff and if lawmakers cannot get it together come january 1st? will it be a big meltdown for wall street? that's what everybody wants to know. >> certainly hope know. in today's "closing bell" exchange, former
we didn't get any presents from lawmakers in washington yet. we're still five days away from falling off the proverbial fiscal cliff and wall street, like everybody else, is waiting for some kind of a solution here, and as you can see by today's numbers the waiting game continues, although we thank brian sullivan and you, mandy, for bringing us back to positive territory in the last hour. >> i'm not sure we can take credit but we'll take it. >> the dow is up a fraction at the...
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the story on wall street today was washington. the back and forth on the fiscal cliff negotiations sending the markets sharply lower. and so, what do we make of it here, dan? friday afternoon, we're awaiting the president to be joined by senate majority leader harry reid to make a statement on these talks into the weekend. >> in some ways i would say the reaction today, the ultimate reaction ended up being a tad muted in a lot of ways when you think about it. because the overnight lows were down 3%. in the s&p. so we closed down about 1% here and so here's a situation where i think the options market kind of has this a little bit. the six futures curve started ticking up earlier in the week in kind of a precursor to some of the equity weakness we saw today. in a lot of senses a pretty quarterly sellover. >> i agree with that. one of the things we saw in the options market. we've spoken about this many times. there are holidays coming up, if you back the holidays out, we're expecting greater than expected volatility at a time when
the story on wall street today was washington. the back and forth on the fiscal cliff negotiations sending the markets sharply lower. and so, what do we make of it here, dan? friday afternoon, we're awaiting the president to be joined by senate majority leader harry reid to make a statement on these talks into the weekend. >> in some ways i would say the reaction today, the ultimate reaction ended up being a tad muted in a lot of ways when you think about it. because the overnight lows...
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to be watching the news out of washington. we're going to be watching the vices to get a gauge of good opportunities to buy high quality dividend-paying stocks. >> okay. all right, brickland, going to have to be quick. what do you expect? >> i think data is on the sideline. all about the fiscal cliff. it's all about how the distrust in washington really makes some significant progress tomorrow. we need some movement from the president. we need some progress. so, we'll have our keen eye on that and more importantly, we'll have our keen eye on discussions surrounding the 2% payroll tax cut which has been quite absent. so, hopefully tomorrow we'll see some sort of progress on that front. >> all right, gentlemen, thank you both for, all three for joining us today and we will watch very carefully. tomorrow could be very, very interesting. that does it for us. thank you for watching. >> indeed. "fast money" starting right now. >>> live from the nasdaq market site in new york city's times square, i'm melissa lee. here are tonight's t
to be watching the news out of washington. we're going to be watching the vices to get a gauge of good opportunities to buy high quality dividend-paying stocks. >> okay. all right, brickland, going to have to be quick. what do you expect? >> i think data is on the sideline. all about the fiscal cliff. it's all about how the distrust in washington really makes some significant progress tomorrow. we need some movement from the president. we need some progress. so, we'll have our keen...
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i spent three days in washington with a wife of supreme court judge last summer. i felt like taking a bath after i was there for three days. everybody's got their hand out for shotgun. -- something. >> katie, mr. john boehner, i respect him enormously. but he's in a pickle. if you're trying to rebrand the republican party and john boehner wants a compromise with president obama, that compromise is going to be very large tax hikes. you may not get the spending cuts you want. you may not get the entitlement reform, but it will have the gop footprints all over it. how do you brand under those circumstances? >> well, i think that as long as you explain the cuts, so if you explain that cutting spending is good and it's going to allow you to create jobs and allow you to keep more money here in the united states, people are going to understand that. but the problem with the republican party is that they often don't explain why cutting spending is a good thing. so when these triggers happen and when spending cuts happen, people just see them as sacrificial and something t
i spent three days in washington with a wife of supreme court judge last summer. i felt like taking a bath after i was there for three days. everybody's got their hand out for shotgun. -- something. >> katie, mr. john boehner, i respect him enormously. but he's in a pickle. if you're trying to rebrand the republican party and john boehner wants a compromise with president obama, that compromise is going to be very large tax hikes. you may not get the spending cuts you want. you may not...
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washington has been an absolute circus. now in the center ring in 30 minutes, president obama is set to deliver his remarks, we will have them of course live for you here now on "power lunch." let's look at the countdown clock. if we don't get a deal before time slip slides away, spending cuts and tax hikes are indeed the order of the day on this new year. happy new year, america. i'm sue herrera. we will start with john har wood at the white house in a few minutes. but amman starts us out. >> it seems they are really hashing out details of what to do about the sequester, those are the massive spending cuts. how long you delay those down and otherwise pay for them seems to be the crux of the negotiation going on behind closed doors right now but it is very difficult to find out exactly where these negotiations stand because all sides are being very, very mum. we can tell you that democrats appear to be getting a little bit concerned about where this is headed. take a listen to senator tom harkin who took to the senate floor
washington has been an absolute circus. now in the center ring in 30 minutes, president obama is set to deliver his remarks, we will have them of course live for you here now on "power lunch." let's look at the countdown clock. if we don't get a deal before time slip slides away, spending cuts and tax hikes are indeed the order of the day on this new year. happy new year, america. i'm sue herrera. we will start with john har wood at the white house in a few minutes. but amman starts...
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we're waiting for news out of washington. that's going to be a catalyst. typically we see light volumes, we don't see a ton of trading. what do you expect the action to be while we're waiting for this decision? do you expect anything out of the ordinary this year? >> no, i don't. i think we'll see light volumes again, too. i think we're going over the fiscal cliff. but what i think is, the market has grown accustomed to that. small caps are up 9.5% since mid-november. that's optimistic in my mind. what i think they think is that we go over the fiscal cliff and sometime in the first week and a half, that's the political theater where the republicans can then cut taxes instead of raising taxes on anyone. and all will be well. i do think, however, the one thing that i'm worried about is the markets are okay with that, and they -- in our business we say buy the room or sell the facts. they price in this good outcome that happens the first week of january. then there's no reason left to buy. we priced that in and go lower. i did establish shorts on christmas ev
we're waiting for news out of washington. that's going to be a catalyst. typically we see light volumes, we don't see a ton of trading. what do you expect the action to be while we're waiting for this decision? do you expect anything out of the ordinary this year? >> no, i don't. i think we'll see light volumes again, too. i think we're going over the fiscal cliff. but what i think is, the market has grown accustomed to that. small caps are up 9.5% since mid-november. that's optimistic in...
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and there are no quens in washington. in the public sector, there are consequences when you pull a stunt like this. in washington, it's just, hey, whatever. >> you're looking at a live shot of where the president will be speaking in know just about an hour. we'll have live coverage right after this. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... futures move first. learn futures from experienced pros with dedicated chats and daily live webinars. and trade with papermoney to test-drive the market. ♪ all on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. >> this is a live shot at the white house where congressional leaders met with the president about an hour ago. let's head down to d.c. for the latest on the stor
and there are no quens in washington. in the public sector, there are consequences when you pull a stunt like this. in washington, it's just, hey, whatever. >> you're looking at a live shot of where the president will be speaking in know just about an hour. we'll have live coverage right after this. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ]...
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chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us from washington with the details. i look away for two seconds, john, and everything's falling astart. >> it looked a couple of days ago as if the two sides were getting closer. when president obama had a news conference at the white house today, he came out to talk about gun control measures in the wake of the connecticut tragedy, but the questions were mostly focused on the fiscal cliff. the president said he couldn't understand why john boehner was detouring to plan b because the differences are narrow enough that they can still work it out. >> i've said i'm willing to make some cuts. what separates suss probably a few hundred billion dollars. the idea that we would put our economy at risk because you can't bridge that gap doesn't make a lot of sense. >> the smackdown from john boehner came shortly afterwards. it was short and sweet. he spoke for less than a minute and he said the onus is going to be on president obama if we go over the fiscal cliff. >> tomorrow the house will pass legislation to make permanent tax
chief washington correspondent john harwood joins us from washington with the details. i look away for two seconds, john, and everything's falling astart. >> it looked a couple of days ago as if the two sides were getting closer. when president obama had a news conference at the white house today, he came out to talk about gun control measures in the wake of the connecticut tragedy, but the questions were mostly focused on the fiscal cliff. the president said he couldn't understand why...
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i want to show you a shot of washington. president obama will address fiscal cliff issues in about 30 minutes. we will take you there live to hear the president's comments on the fiscal cliff negotiations. >>> meanwhile, a mafs winter storm sweeping across the country once again. up next, find out which stocks could get forgot bite and which could benefit from this winter. coming up, break down the trade for you with "options actions. " card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. . >>> winter strong draco shutting down flights out of on chicago. the weather channel's paul walsh joins us with the business impact here. paul, the holidays are a crucial time for many businesses. who is being impacted the most weekend? >> yeah. interestingly maria, the weather this year is largely impacting business by the weathe
i want to show you a shot of washington. president obama will address fiscal cliff issues in about 30 minutes. we will take you there live to hear the president's comments on the fiscal cliff negotiations. >>> meanwhile, a mafs winter storm sweeping across the country once again. up next, find out which stocks could get forgot bite and which could benefit from this winter. coming up, break down the trade for you with "options actions. " card hassles? introducing chase liquid....
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do you think the city of washington is going to implode? do you think federal government is not going to be able to do its job anymore? i don't believe any of that for one nano second. >> i think that's a no, no and no if i recall correctly what the questions were. the sun is still going to come up. right now i think the first place to start cutting, i would eliminate the jobs of the people that say there's no place to cut. if they can't find a place to cut get rid of them. >> this is the old washington monument syndrome. you know this. when i worked down there, anytime there's a little bit of cuts someplace people start saying we're going to have to close down the washington monument. we're going to have to close down the national parks. we'll never have another tour nift washington, d.c. it's all lot of crap, ernie. all this is would be a small reduction in the growth of the federal workforce. and god knows we could use that. >> i know up wouldn't it be wonderful if we could actually bring that down to a freeze or even a 1% actual cut? no
do you think the city of washington is going to implode? do you think federal government is not going to be able to do its job anymore? i don't believe any of that for one nano second. >> i think that's a no, no and no if i recall correctly what the questions were. the sun is still going to come up. right now i think the first place to start cutting, i would eliminate the jobs of the people that say there's no place to cut. if they can't find a place to cut get rid of them. >> this...
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and stocks are higher as fiscal cliff song and dance continues in washington. mr. boehner says he is waiting for a proposal from this gentleman, the president. president obama. and the president is set to speak about the cliff and the a economy later today. >> i thought i was supposed to come here today. you thought you were supposed to come here today. so we are both here. not really, folks. a lot of talk today is about what investors should do if we go over the cliff. what should we do if there is a debt deal before year-end or shortly thereafter. we have smart strategies and individual stock picks for you this hour. >> that's right. well also take a look at another side of google that you very rarely hear about. the internet giant stashing billions in tax shelters to avoid paying taxes. is that fair play or outrageous corporate behavior? especially in this climate. well talk about that. but first, markets are generally higher. dow jones industrial average up 29 points on the day. nasdaq is up 7. and s&p 500 up about 1 1/2. >> they've been that way about the last
and stocks are higher as fiscal cliff song and dance continues in washington. mr. boehner says he is waiting for a proposal from this gentleman, the president. president obama. and the president is set to speak about the cliff and the a economy later today. >> i thought i was supposed to come here today. you thought you were supposed to come here today. so we are both here. not really, folks. a lot of talk today is about what investors should do if we go over the cliff. what should we do...
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you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how would you invest, and when you recognize that none of us probably know and got it wrong the last time the debt ceiling came around. still be conservative and get some great balance sheet, but some names like john ehrlichman. could go savnlt these are names with big balance sheets will last you through to the. >> rick santelli, we spoke to you earlier on the show, did i get the impression that you're feeling a little more helpful? are you feelingmore so after speaking with the senators. >> i think the party will be with the parties doing the right place to actual
you speak washington ese. the house is convening. the president is -- >> doesn't it just make you sick? >> the were inthing you want to watch is eachon javers. i thought it was a perfect graphic. it's fabulous. you can't make it up. >> what do you do when you don't know what's going to happen, and you really don't. if you can get the debt limit thing right and guess how it's going to turn out or guess that it's actually going to do something, all evidence to the contrary, how...
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a lot of washington circus going on. we, you know, i think it's pretty reasonable to assume that no politician, no libertarian would ever want the u.s. to default on its debt. so by march we should have a solution to that. then what we are is we're back in an environment of a slow, recovering economy. >> right. >> europe having ring fenced their problems. not solved them. but ring fenced them. and we're seeing the actions of the banks making their changes. it apyrpears to us we're at the early stage of a capital markets recovery as you start seeing the solutions work their way through. >> right. >> in to 2014 retailer investor begin to move into equities and out of fixed income. >> we can only hope. >> yeah. so let me ask you with that. do you go with those where margins are highest like a goldman? do you go where the geographic reach is broadest like a city? your favorite picks are goldman, some of the big center maxim right? >> citi certainly has an advantage in its position internationally as asia picks up citi is goi
a lot of washington circus going on. we, you know, i think it's pretty reasonable to assume that no politician, no libertarian would ever want the u.s. to default on its debt. so by march we should have a solution to that. then what we are is we're back in an environment of a slow, recovering economy. >> right. >> europe having ring fenced their problems. not solved them. but ring fenced them. and we're seeing the actions of the banks making their changes. it apyrpears to us we're...
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a bold move by the fed, a standstill in washington, and the fiscal cliff moves ever closer. my talk with the man behind the no tax increase plan, what grover norquist thinks what will happen next. is he a big loser in the negotiations? why companies may be looking for the art history major rather than an engineering one. "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what's making news as we head to a new week on wall street. the federal reserve goes where it's never gone before. at its meeting this week, the fed's open market committee announced a new target that it will keep interest rates low until the unemployment rate hits 6.5%. that's the target. that's the first time it has linked employment to interest rates. the fed also announced a plan to continue buying $40 billion a month in bonds to keep interest rates low. but, of course, the big news was about those jobs. >> the conditions now prevailing in the job market represent an enormous wa
a bold move by the fed, a standstill in washington, and the fiscal cliff moves ever closer. my talk with the man behind the no tax increase plan, what grover norquist thinks what will happen next. is he a big loser in the negotiations? why companies may be looking for the art history major rather than an engineering one. "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program. "the wall street journal report." now maria...
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we don't want to draw the best and most skilled workers in washington. >> it is interesting to me, people seem to know this. 67% of us think that the people in the private sector work harder than those in the public sector. the federal workforce has more machine money. we are supposed to be having budget cuts. why isn't anyone looking for it. this is one of the areas where republicans have pushed for spending restraint. there is a lot of money here. federal workers outside of the military cost us $240 billion a year. 100,000 beurocrats in the department of agriculture. let's privatize a lot of it. half a million people work for the post office. let the private sector figure it out. >> president obama has hired 143,000 federal workers since he took office. >> i don't think anybody knew that. >> thank you to chris edwards. i appreciate it. that is it for tonight's show. thank you for watching. we will be back tomorrow evening with much more.
we don't want to draw the best and most skilled workers in washington. >> it is interesting to me, people seem to know this. 67% of us think that the people in the private sector work harder than those in the public sector. the federal workforce has more machine money. we are supposed to be having budget cuts. why isn't anyone looking for it. this is one of the areas where republicans have pushed for spending restraint. there is a lot of money here. federal workers outside of the military...
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what's hard is getting washington agree to it. that sound that you hear is the sound of thousands of reporters trying to read the minds of five people, the four congressional leaders and the president of the united states who are going to be in that room at 3:00 this afternoon. a whole lot of mind reading going on. not a whole lot of fact to work with. what i am told is if you want to understand where the president's brain is as he goes into this meeting today, you've got to look back at his remarks just after 5:00 p.m. on friday last week in which he laid out his vision for sort of a shorter term emergency kind of a deal. with that in mind, let me lay out what barack obama could propose in this meeting today if he lays something out. it would start with extending the tax cuts for those under 250, maybe 400 as some have said and up to $500,000. unemployment extenders for those on unemployment who face that being turned off at the end of the year. a medicare doc fix as they call it and a turnoff of the sequester in exchange for som
what's hard is getting washington agree to it. that sound that you hear is the sound of thousands of reporters trying to read the minds of five people, the four congressional leaders and the president of the united states who are going to be in that room at 3:00 this afternoon. a whole lot of mind reading going on. not a whole lot of fact to work with. what i am told is if you want to understand where the president's brain is as he goes into this meeting today, you've got to look back at his...
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it's down to the wire in washington. senate lawmakers try to craft a deal that's acceptable to both democrats and republicans as the hours tick down towards the fiscal cliff deadline. >>> china's manufacturing activity hits its fastest pace in a year and a half. >>> and as we head towards the end of the year, global markets look at decent returns, outperformers this year include german, japanese and hong kong stocks. the u.s. senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. eastern after lawmakers tried most of sunday to avoid a fiscal cliff. proposals moved back and forth including tying social security to the chained cpi index. aides say talks between harry reid and mitch mcconnell focus on extending middle class tax breaks and renewing unemployment benefits. president obama says the u.s. markets and economy will suffer if congress fails to act. and here is what the major players had to say at least publicly this weekend. >> if you look at projections of 2013, people generally felt that the economy would continue to grow, unemployment w
it's down to the wire in washington. senate lawmakers try to craft a deal that's acceptable to both democrats and republicans as the hours tick down towards the fiscal cliff deadline. >>> china's manufacturing activity hits its fastest pace in a year and a half. >>> and as we head towards the end of the year, global markets look at decent returns, outperformers this year include german, japanese and hong kong stocks. the u.s. senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. eastern after...
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here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >> really was, and the volatility index, aka the wall street fear gauge, was above 20 earlier on this morning for the first time in many months. it's now 19.22. obviously a little bit of fear coming out of market. let's get more of what's going on in the markets and what's going on in terms of traders feelings about the hope of sunday night. laura myers is from dme securities. what did you think and what did you do when you heard about the house reconveneing? >> you have to realize how event-driven this market really is. everyone is walking on eggshells about what's really going to h
here, if you're just joining us once again, a breaking story out of washington. seemingly hopeful story. the house announcing it will reconvene sunday evening. bring everybody back at that time and presumably to consider some deal that may come out of the senate at that point. whether or not that happens, the market is not waiting to see the whites of their eyes. the dow was down 150 points at the low of the session and now we're down just 15 points. the dow was positive moments ago. >>...
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what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there yet. that's why we are following this live through the whole thing this evening. >>> and as the president's new anti-gun violence task force starts work, we learn that now outside experts have yet joined that panel. meanwhile, the debate on gun control rages across the country. tonight we will hear from outspoken tv host piers morgan and former new york mayor rudolph giuliani. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> first up, the latest on the vote of plan b. the plan b bill sponsored by john boehner that may decide how deep into january they have to go for a solution. may decide the fate of the eco
what matters is the tone of the market is much better than the tone out of washington. like i said, there's always ait. right here on "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i'll see you tomorrow. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. so a crucial moment for our economy and for our right to bear arms. high drama on capitol hill right now as house republican speaker john boehner looks to pass his plan b fiscal cliff bill in a million dollar tax threshold. votes aren't there...
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. >> there is a little bit of an upward drift today and directly traceable to what is going on in washington and people getting their portfolios squared away for the end of the year. >> that will do it for this hour of "power lunch." thank you so much for joining us. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. tyler and i will see you tomorrow. "street signs" begins right now. >>> the market is taking a back seat to the event of newtown but business questions we main loud and long. we ask if more can be done with guns and treatment to prevent this from ever happening again. are we any closer to a deal? why john boehner's plan may go nowhere. plus the first of our fierce competitor specials pitting two big retailers against each other in a battle for your holiday dollars. and 109 years ago today, wilbur and orville wright took flight and we see how big their dream has become. >> trading higher at the last full day -- excuse me, trading week of the year. grinding quietly higher and fairly light trade. here are your interesting fact. seven up days, five down days for both the dow and s&p, the last 12
. >> there is a little bit of an upward drift today and directly traceable to what is going on in washington and people getting their portfolios squared away for the end of the year. >> that will do it for this hour of "power lunch." thank you so much for joining us. >> have a great afternoon, everyone. tyler and i will see you tomorrow. "street signs" begins right now. >>> the market is taking a back seat to the event of newtown but business...
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thank you so much, eamon javers in washington. neither side seems closer to signing on the dotted line so is congress living on borrowed time with the markets as it drags out the process in the next couple of weeks? christopher whalen is with me and says the market will throw a tantrum if we don't get a deal and another says the markets will trade sideways to slightly lower from now until year end. >> you think the markets have actually baked in no deal? >> i think there's likely to be a deal by late december, early january, last minute and the markets are poised to rally. i think they are kind of going sideways the next few days or so. i think they are probably going to rally in the year end, early january and then i'd be worried about a downtown because i think the first quarter will be surprisingly weak in the united states. >> the first quarter will be weak. we already know about the anticipation going into the first quarter. the reason i'm stuck on this question is you think that this is baked in because i think the market is
thank you so much, eamon javers in washington. neither side seems closer to signing on the dotted line so is congress living on borrowed time with the markets as it drags out the process in the next couple of weeks? christopher whalen is with me and says the market will throw a tantrum if we don't get a deal and another says the markets will trade sideways to slightly lower from now until year end. >> you think the markets have actually baked in no deal? >> i think there's likely to...
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thankfully, there was virtually nothing going on in washington. so it was an opportunity for all of us to catch up on our sleep here. >> i wonder, too, when we've looked towards the calendar, we have today, tomorrow, i guess monday being the 31st. what prospect do you expect of us hearing a deal before then. >> well, i certainly expect that now that obama is back in town he'll be trying to broker some sort of a deal with john boehner, the house of representatives, and there will be talks among democrats trying to explore whether they can put forth a new scaled down deal that could get past both the republican minority in the senate and get a vote on the floor of the house of representatives. and i think what the markets have to realize is that if the deal were to pass between now and the end of the year, it would first of all be a much more scaled down version of the grand bargain we've all been hoping for. at most, you will get an extension for the alternative minimum tax, but you would not get a serious delay in the so-called sequester, the auto
thankfully, there was virtually nothing going on in washington. so it was an opportunity for all of us to catch up on our sleep here. >> i wonder, too, when we've looked towards the calendar, we have today, tomorrow, i guess monday being the 31st. what prospect do you expect of us hearing a deal before then. >> well, i certainly expect that now that obama is back in town he'll be trying to broker some sort of a deal with john boehner, the house of representatives, and there will be...
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that time has passed in washington. that has got us into this problem. we want to stop that and really return that we have real growth going forward. >> thank you very much, mr. kevin mccarthy. thank you very much. >> thanks very having me. >>> so bailout detroit? no way. one motown councilwoman says yes. she says president obama owes it to them. don't forget, folks. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity, not bailouts, thank you very much, but free markets. let detroit take care of detroit. i'm kudlow. we'll be right back after this. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. an
that time has passed in washington. that has got us into this problem. we want to stop that and really return that we have real growth going forward. >> thank you very much, mr. kevin mccarthy. thank you very much. >> thanks very having me. >>> so bailout detroit? no way. one motown councilwoman says yes. she says president obama owes it to them. don't forget, folks. free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity, not bailouts, thank you very much, but free markets....
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starting with the budget crisis in washington. we learned just a few hours ago that not only is the fiscal cliff deadline on new year's eve, we are going to hit the debt ceiling on the very same day. we are about to go to washington for a live report. now to national weather. deadly storm slamming the midwest and the south now hitting the northeast. this is all coming just as millions of americans are waiting to take flights important the holidays. suburban new york newspaper chooses to publish the names and addresses of thousands of private citizens who have legal gun permits. can the mainstream media still claim not to hate all gun owners after a stunt like this? "the kudlow report" starts right now. let's get the latest on the snag on the fiscal cliff talks and surprise news we are going to reach the debt ceiling in days instead of just a few months. john harwood has the details. what's going on? >> not a whole lot of actions going on. although there have been some developments. let me bring our viewers up to date on those. fir
starting with the budget crisis in washington. we learned just a few hours ago that not only is the fiscal cliff deadline on new year's eve, we are going to hit the debt ceiling on the very same day. we are about to go to washington for a live report. now to national weather. deadly storm slamming the midwest and the south now hitting the northeast. this is all coming just as millions of americans are waiting to take flights important the holidays. suburban new york newspaper chooses to publish...
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it's an embarrassment how washington is acting. i am begging somebody in washington, step up. be accountable. take responsibility. solve the root cause of these issues. get smart about your weight. >>> the graphic says it, market flash. welcome back to the program. let's look at best buy. the stock's not moving higher, but there are positive comments out there. rare positive comments from an analyst about the store upgrades. bby has been remodeling a number of stores. david chick says they are a real improvement from the old stores. he visited a bunch post, pre, and post remodel. he thinks these are pretty good. he believes they can help with the magnolia sales. their higher end store within a store. making positive comments about these remodels. still, not really helping the stock today. bby shares are down 33% just this quarter. seems like a buyout may be the only big-time hope for bby in the near term. >> brian, thank you for that. currency wars are back. japan's new prime minister is warning the bank of japan had must match efforts by both the u.s. fed and ecb to weaken th
it's an embarrassment how washington is acting. i am begging somebody in washington, step up. be accountable. take responsibility. solve the root cause of these issues. get smart about your weight. >>> the graphic says it, market flash. welcome back to the program. let's look at best buy. the stock's not moving higher, but there are positive comments out there. rare positive comments from an analyst about the store upgrades. bby has been remodeling a number of stores. david chick says...
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you know, you have to remember, i sit here in washington, d.c. and of course, the line of course on "squawk box" this morning was lawmakers are much more inclined to say i was there to lower your taxes and i didn't vote to raise your taxes. as simplistic as that is, i think it's true so i think they let us go over and then cut the taxes and they undo all the good the cliff could actually do. >> but there's no real spending cuts. that's part of the problem. it's all talk. there's no real cuts in the cliff. >> you guys sound like congress. keep on arguing behind the scenes. enjoy yourselves. thank you so much, michael. peter, you're sticking around. >>> meantime, the fiscal cliff may be a big deal but there is another threat out there which might be in the short term more risky. the container cliff. businesses up and down the eastern seaboard are bracing for a massive port showdown as unions threaten to strike and possibly shut down most imports and exports out of this country. let's add in cnbc contributor jimmy peeb. we focus so much on the fisca
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we'll take you live to washington. stick around on the "closing bell." >>> time to toast today's close with this. a recent study from william blair showed that amazon is offering a wired selection of products, and it's a little bit cheaper than both walmart and target. so what are the differences? find out next. a recent study from william ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >>> a toast to today's market close. online, amazon's product selection is 15 to 20 times larger than target and walmart. and the pric
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thanks, guys. >> there was another surprise coming out of washington today. the unexpected resignation of ep achieve lisa jackson. why is she lng now? is this good news for coal miners, frackers and the keystone pipeline and we're about to get more on that story just ahead. >> don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity and not crushing regulations. the kudlow report is coming right back. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. this is how mommy learned... ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> breaking news now. the associated press reporting that retired general norman schwarzkopf one of the heroes of the first gulf war has died in tampa, florida. he w
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>> look, mandy, this is dysfunction palooza in washington. i've been talking about this since november. they can't get a deal done. they won't get a deal done. the market has been way too complacent. wall street, you were wrong. you were wrong. they are not going to get this deal done. the market is going to sell off chase to start 20 thrown. big >> it will continue to sell off. look, guys. here's the thing though. 25% right now of gdp is government spending. historically that's 20%. if there are going to be the spending cuts, that what we want to hear, john boehner. he's the adult in the room right now, guys and is looking like the bad guy because we have to stop the spending cuts. hitting the ceiling on the debt ceiling by monday. $16.3 trillion. you can't put a band-aid on this and suspect everything is going to be great and have howie mandel say deal or no deal. not good for the overall markets or economy. >> it's clear that revenue is not on the table. >> what do you do, run for the s? panic is not an investment strategy. give us some go
>> look, mandy, this is dysfunction palooza in washington. i've been talking about this since november. they can't get a deal done. they won't get a deal done. the market has been way too complacent. wall street, you were wrong. you were wrong. they are not going to get this deal done. the market is going to sell off chase to start 20 thrown. big >> it will continue to sell off. look, guys. here's the thing though. 25% right now of gdp is government spending. historically that's...
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now back to washington d.c. whether a fiscal cliff deal includes a rate hike the fact is a tax is a tax. and a huge amount of money will move from the private sector to the government. by the way, it isn't going to solve the deficit. let's go to doug holts president of the american action forum. i think too few people have exam inned the impact of this thing. one way or the other, that is a lot of money draining from the private sector to the government. i would have to agree with you, this is an economy. i would put p it into one perce and you hear people talk about the numbers. but underneath the numbers you have to worry about the quality of the policy. it is the worst way to raise revenue, and that is attribute to the fact that the politics are trumping the politics right now. >> in economic turns if you put a 39.6% tax rate on millionaires and above, if you do that, would that be the least ownerous thing you have heard so far? >> i think the goal should be, the least we've seen so far. but it didn't get a g
now back to washington d.c. whether a fiscal cliff deal includes a rate hike the fact is a tax is a tax. and a huge amount of money will move from the private sector to the government. by the way, it isn't going to solve the deficit. let's go to doug holts president of the american action forum. i think too few people have exam inned the impact of this thing. one way or the other, that is a lot of money draining from the private sector to the government. i would have to agree with you, this is...
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our john harwood is in washington with some more details on what we know right now. john? >> reporter: well, bill, the horror of this tragedy is also muted talk of anything else in washington for the day, including the fiscal cliff and all the issues that we've been discussing for some time now, but one of the jobs of a president is to console victims and to console the nation at a time of grief of this magnitude, so we're going to hear from the president at 3:15. jay carney earlier saying he wasn't going to discuss issues like gun control. it wasn't a day for politics. it's a day to focus on the victims of the tragedy, so you can expect the president is going to focus his remarks on the victims and what happened in connecticut and the attempt to figure out how it happened, why it happened. we'll hear from him at 3:15, and we're going to bring that to you, and we'll talk about it afterwards. >> all right, john, thank you very much. of course, we often talk about how the markets are a mood reflector, and if that's the case, we very much see a market that is subdued today by
our john harwood is in washington with some more details on what we know right now. john? >> reporter: well, bill, the horror of this tragedy is also muted talk of anything else in washington for the day, including the fiscal cliff and all the issues that we've been discussing for some time now, but one of the jobs of a president is to console victims and to console the nation at a time of grief of this magnitude, so we're going to hear from the president at 3:15. jay carney earlier...
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while washington quarrels with itself, time for washington to put differences aside and put real compromise on the table. rise beyond disparity, rise past adversity, rise above. this is a cnbc special report "mission critical, rise above d.c." >> and the mission continues at 2:00 eastern time. welcome everybody i'm brian sullivan along with mario bartiromo. this is our special all day coverage live from capitol hill, mission critical, rise above d.c. after candid interviews with lawmakers all morning long, this is what we know now. just last hour representative lee terry, republican from nebraska tells us he feels like discussions on spending cuts are going backwards. early in the morning, democratic senator conrad, about to finish his term, sees says optimistic a deal will get done but would like to see a whole lot more added to it, a $4 trillion big deal, as he calls it. >> yes, he did. earlier this afternoon, a key word from speaker boehner. the recent silence from his office and the administration breaking down. listen to this. >> i'm hopeful we can reach an agreement. this is a serious
while washington quarrels with itself, time for washington to put differences aside and put real compromise on the table. rise beyond disparity, rise past adversity, rise above. this is a cnbc special report "mission critical, rise above d.c." >> and the mission continues at 2:00 eastern time. welcome everybody i'm brian sullivan along with mario bartiromo. this is our special all day coverage live from capitol hill, mission critical, rise above d.c. after candid interviews with...
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we're not closer to a deal in washington today. you can tell from the sell-off, investors do not like it. >> no, posting their largest decline since november 14th, in case you were wondering. although we are off the lows of the session right now. the dow was down 189 two hours into the trading session. we've come off those lows. but at this point, the dow is down 1% for the week and we are down 1% today at 13,173. nasdaq lower, as well. let's see how many percentage points we're down right now. down 1.25%. the technology sector is taking a bigger hit today. down to 3,012 on the nasdaq and the s&p 500 index is down 1% at 1428. . >> house speaker john boehner says he's still open to a offer from the democrats. >> it was a dramatic evening last night. john harwood was there. he has the latest on the on talks. are there any talks, john? >> i think so. but they're pretty muted. this bill was not win of those weeks that makes washington look good. come to think of it, there aren't many weeks that make washington look good. but this was e
we're not closer to a deal in washington today. you can tell from the sell-off, investors do not like it. >> no, posting their largest decline since november 14th, in case you were wondering. although we are off the lows of the session right now. the dow was down 189 two hours into the trading session. we've come off those lows. but at this point, the dow is down 1% for the week and we are down 1% today at 13,173. nasdaq lower, as well. let's see how many percentage points we're down...
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>> i kind of agree with the consternation and concern of washington and everybody there. we look at the position of one of three possibility, back to upside normalized growth, complete downside recession. and the middle of the road scenario, we begrudge this and keep doing it sloppily every once in a while, as we have been recently but manage to make our way longer term. we think that scenario is more likely and the upside has to be discounted and downside scenario we have to recognize is not an immaterial risk. positioning portfolios, this is not an environment to hide and cash in treasuries but not blindly buy any and all equities out there, you pick the risks you take, buy quality dividend companies to protect those portions of your portfolio you're taking some equity risk with. use covered calls and sell options to cap your upside but give you extra cash flow in the other two environments, then use other defensive mechanisms, risk taking but still defensive in orientation. high yield bonds, bank loans, sovereign debt in the emerging markets getting 5-7% interest payme
>> i kind of agree with the consternation and concern of washington and everybody there. we look at the position of one of three possibility, back to upside normalized growth, complete downside recession. and the middle of the road scenario, we begrudge this and keep doing it sloppily every once in a while, as we have been recently but manage to make our way longer term. we think that scenario is more likely and the upside has to be discounted and downside scenario we have to recognize is...
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i just wish we had a little more in washington, d.c. right now. recognize me. but i am your market data. i know what you're looking for. i'm not chained to your desk anymore. i'm faster and smarter now. and so much less expensive. i am your market data. and if i do say so myself, i have never looked better. superderivatives introduces dgx. data done differently. >>> all right. so next question is can republicans recover from this whole fiscal battle? let's bring in our free-market friday panel. if i were a republican leader, i would want to get out from under it as fast as i can. now, let me ask you this, if that is achievable, let's say within the next month or so, what's the gop going to do next? i do think karen is right, and you know the polling numbers are running against the gop. >> as always. >> what's their message, katie? what's their message now? >> well, i think that john boehner tried to send the message earlier this week when he said that this is now president obama and harry reid's decision to make. and he also said that last night after his plan
i just wish we had a little more in washington, d.c. right now. recognize me. but i am your market data. i know what you're looking for. i'm not chained to your desk anymore. i'm faster and smarter now. and so much less expensive. i am your market data. and if i do say so myself, i have never looked better. superderivatives introduces dgx. data done differently. >>> all right. so next question is can republicans recover from this whole fiscal battle? let's bring in our free-market...
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they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. we go over the cliff, we will be left with the knowledge that could have been prevented with a single vote and the republican-controlled house of representatives. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i served in the house of representatives. there's 435 members of the house. what goes on in this country shouldn't be decided by the majority. it should be decided by the whole house of representatives. everyone knows, including the speaker of the house house of representatives today, that if they had brought the house -- i'm sorry, the senate-passed bill that would give relief to everyone making less than $250,000 a year, it would pass overwhelmingly. every democratic would vote for it and republicans would vote for it. but the speaker, he says no, we can't do that t ha
they are not in washington, d.c. the house of representatives are not here. they couldn't even get the leadership together yesterday. they had to do it with a teleconference. republican leadership. we go over the cliff, we will be left with the knowledge that could have been prevented with a single vote and the republican-controlled house of representatives. speaker, prior to this session starting today, the presiding officer and i had a conversation about how things have changed around here. i...
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will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a bill right now and try to force speaker boehner's hand and have him accept any sort of tax increase, at least allow a vote and something that could pass in the house? mainly by democratic votes? that is unclear at this point. right now, harry reid is calling on the house to pass their enate bill and speaker boehner is relenting at there point. >> zachary, you cover economic policy. can you give me any clues of what is happening behind the scenes? are republicans saying, good gosh, if they would means test medicare and change retirement age, i would m
will anybody rise above in washington? insight from washington post economic policy reporter and from capitol hill, politico's senior congressional reporter. welcome to "power lunch" guy webs good to see you. let me start with you. what happens at this point? can anything be done or are we going over the cliff? >> the chances offi going over e cliff is very, very serious at this point. what do they do? they are trying to figure that out themselves right now. do they bring up a...
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what the negotiations may turn out to be in washington? the overall sentiment leaping into the end of the year? >> i think relative to santa claus i think ben bernanke is coming tomorrow -- >> they both have white beards beards. >> that environment in essence, why be in cash? why be in treasuries? they're forcing you to go out and acquire risk -- whether you believe it's artificial or not. i think there is credibility in the belief that the lot of it is artificial stimulation. >> doesn't matter. >> it doesn't matter. >> market's going up. you want to be a part of it. >> the market, you are being forced into risk assets. it looks like europe is improving. looks like i merging markets are improving. there's other places for the flows of capital to go. not just the u.s. >> i think boehner sounded like today he was overplaying his hand a little bit. if you step back from the rhetoric, the back and forth posturing in washington, i think you have a market that if you look back in october, the s&p was trading 1470. it pulled all the way back afte
what the negotiations may turn out to be in washington? the overall sentiment leaping into the end of the year? >> i think relative to santa claus i think ben bernanke is coming tomorrow -- >> they both have white beards beards. >> that environment in essence, why be in cash? why be in treasuries? they're forcing you to go out and acquire risk -- whether you believe it's artificial or not. i think there is credibility in the belief that the lot of it is artificial stimulation....
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today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
today's top story, a washington standoff continuing. fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be going nowhere. today president obama will meet with members of the business round table. plus, on the economic calendar, the november adp report on employment is due at 8:15 eastern. u.s. equity futures at this hour are indicated higher. not much happened yesterday. it's wednesday, december 5th, 2012, and "squawk box" begins right now.
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yes, milk cliff in 1929 a farm law was passed that had washington buy milk at inflated prices. if there's not a move to get a new bill, we'll all pay the price. phil is joining us. how much could a gallon go up to? >> well, mandy, you're right. it could go up probably $3 a gallon. it's not just about a milk cliff. while everybody is talking about the fiscal cliff, there's a farm cliff. secretary vilsack has been calling on the industry, calling on the senate and congress for months to avoid this problem because if the farm bill expires, we've got some real issues. >> so what do you think we should do, phil? what's the solution? >> well, bottom line is we've got to get everybody in washington to wake up. the senate passed it. the house ag committee passed it, but, you know, the house has really not allowed the debate to happen so as a result we've got all of this stuff happening and my fear is we're going to get lost. let's not forget, we've seen prices increase over the past two years dramatically, and especially after this summer's drought, prices went up even more. they're go
yes, milk cliff in 1929 a farm law was passed that had washington buy milk at inflated prices. if there's not a move to get a new bill, we'll all pay the price. phil is joining us. how much could a gallon go up to? >> well, mandy, you're right. it could go up probably $3 a gallon. it's not just about a milk cliff. while everybody is talking about the fiscal cliff, there's a farm cliff. secretary vilsack has been calling on the industry, calling on the senate and congress for months to...